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o'beirne

/oʊbˈɝn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
o'beirne
IPA
/oʊbˈɝn/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Broin (“descendant of Bran”), a byname from bran (“raven”). See Byrne.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

O'Beirnes (plural)

Rhymes With

turn return learn concern burn earn stern byrne fern urn discern kern

Questions

How do you pronounce o'beirne?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊbˈɝn/.
What does o'beirne mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does o'beirne come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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